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Alex Fitch
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3.03 - The Arthur C. Clarke Awards 2010

Posted by alex on Thu, 27/05/2010 - 07:29
In the first of this year's podcasts recorded at the most recent Sci-Fi London Graham Sleight and Alex Fitch talk to nominees for this year's Arthur C. Clarke awards for SF literature and Graham also discusses this year's short list with critic Niall Harrison. Authors discussing their work include China Mieville, Gwyneth Jones and Adam Roberts... (More info at: www.clarkeaward.com)

3.02 - Cynical love songs and Tiny Daleks

Posted by alex on Fri, 30/04/2010 - 21:06
Alex Fitch discusses with Doctor Who writer and World Fantasy Award winner (for his collection Tiny Deaths) Rob Shearman the cruelty of Daleks, short stories in the style of Roald Dahl and the disappearance of Luxembourg! (More info at www.robertshearman.net / buy Love songs for the shy and cynical at www.bigfinish.com)

Interlude: Greg Pak on "Panel Borders"

Posted by alex on Fri, 23/04/2010 - 12:35
Alex Fitch talks to writer / director Greg Pak about his work, including Mister Green, the winner of this year's best short film at Sci-Fi London, his feature Robot Stories which screened at SFL in 2004 and his work on Marvel Comics such as the Incredible Hulk which has recently been adapted into an animated film called Planet Hulk. (More info on his website www.pakbuzz.com)

3.01 - The City of Lost Children

Posted by alex on Mon, 05/04/2010 - 12:05
In the last of our podcasts recorded at last year's Sci-Fi London: a Q and A recorded before and an interview recorded after a screening of The City of Lost Children. Alex Fitch talks to Marc Caro about co-directing the film with Jean-Pierre Jeunet , the art of making children cry on screen and the risk of burning his actors with the lights of an over eager cinematographer! Please note: the show is in English and French with translation by Virginie Selavy. (More info at wikipedia.org)

Interlude: Marc Caro on "Panel Borders"

Posted by alex on Thu, 01/04/2010 - 16:04
Alex Fitch talks to director Marc Caro about working in comics and film, how his colleagues Jean Pierre Jeunet and Pitof fared in America making Alien Resurrection and Catwoman respectively and what it was like making his first film -Dante 01 - without his famous Delicatessen collaborator. The interview was recorded before and after a screening of The City of Lost Children at Sci-Fi London. (More info at panelborders.com)

2.26 - The Problem of SF film making part two

Posted by alex on Fri, 26/03/2010 - 12:00
Continuing our podcasts of panels from last year's Sci-Fi London Festival, this is the second half of a panel on The Problem of Science Fiction and Fantasy film making with 5 top genre directors - Marc Caro (The City of Lost Children), Cory McAbee (Stingray Sam), Gerald McMorrow (Franklyn), Stuart Hazeldine (Exam) and Richard Jobson (A Woman in Winter), chaired by Alex Fitch. The panel was sponsored by The Directors Guild of Great Britain and Mr Caro's translator was Virginie Selavy. In this second part the panel discuss the importance of lighting and sound to low budget cinema and the need to double up crew members [Part 2 of 2]... (For more info about the panel please click here)

2.25 - The Problem of SF film making part one

Posted by alex on Thu, 25/02/2010 - 12:11
Continuing our podcasts of panels from last year's Sci-Fi London Festival, Alex Fitch chairs a panel on The Problem of Science Fiction and Fantasy film making with 5 top genre directors - Marc Caro (Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children), Cory McAbee (Stingray Sam), Gerald McMorrow (Franklyn), Stuart Hazeldine (Exam) and Richard Jobson (A Woman in Winter). The panel was sponsored by The Directors Guild of Great Britain and Mr Caro's translator was . [Part 1 of 2] (For more info about the panel please click here)

2.24 - Fall Out: The Prisoner in other media

Posted by alex on Thu, 28/01/2010 - 12:11
Celebrating 42 years of the cult TV show The Prisoner - Alex Fitch talks to a couple of writers who have continued the adventures of Patrick McGoohan's iconic character No.6 in other media. 1980s Doctor Who script editor Andrew Cartmel has written a new Prisoner novel 'Miss Freedom' while Sophia Cacciola from the band 'Do not forsake me, oh my darling' has written an album of songs based on each episode of the TV show. Also, Jessica Fostekew reads from the novel accompanied by sound effects and music from the show... (More info about Andrew Cartmel's The Prisoner: Miss Freeddom, Do not forsake me, oh my darling and The Prisoner on Blu-Ray)

2.23 - Christmas ghosts and skeletons with Ray Harryhausen and Michael Punter

Posted by alex on Fri, 25/12/2009 - 12:00
In our Christmas special, Alex Fitch talks to two creators of excellent Seasonal entertainment. Oscar winning animator Ray Harryhausen has long been associated with Bank Holiday TV programming and Christmas wouldn't be the same without an appearance of Jason and the Argonauts, Gulliver or Sinbad facing off mythological creatures. Elsewhere, the Hampstead Theatre in Swiss Cottage is the home of Michael Punter's 'Darker Shores', a new play in the style of M.R. James' Ghost stories for Christmas, which stars Julian Rhind-Tutt as a spiritualist escaping the traumas of the American Civil War. Alex talks to Ray about his career and meeting a new generation of fans at the launch of the paperback edition of his coffee-table book "Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life" and to Michael about using stage magic and cathartic laughter to haunt theatre-goers in the gentility of West London. (More info about Ray Harryhausen and Darker Shores)

2.22 - Sci-Fi Comics part two

Posted by alex on Tue, 22/12/2009 - 12:00
Continuing our podcasts of talks and Q & As recorded live at this year's Spring Sci-Fi London festival, this is the second half of a two part podcast in which Alex Fitch talks to four practitioners of Science-Fiction comic books about their work; these include Paul Cornell (Captain Britain and MI-13), Bryan Talbot (Grandville), Daniel Merlin Goodbrey (Iron Man 2020) and Paul Duffield (Freakangels). In this second half, members of the audience ask the panel about the future of comics post Google Digitization, their influences from SF literature and the cross-over between different audiences. (More info about SFL8 day 4 can be found here)

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